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News and Upcoming Events

Upcoming Events
2010-02-09	An Introduction to Vector Graphics Libraries with Cairo. Cairo is an open source, cross platform, vector graphics library with the ability to output to many kinds of surfaces, including PDF, SVG and PNG surfaces, as well as X-Window, Win32 and Quartz 2D backends. Unlike the raster graphics used with programmes and libraries such as The Gimp and ImageMagick, vector graphics are not defined by grids of pixels, but rather by a collection of drawing operations. These operations detail how to draw lines, fill shapes, and even set text to create the desired image. This has the advantages of being infinitely scalable, smaller in file size, and simpler to express within a computer programme. This talk will be an introduction to the concepts and metaphors used by vector graphics libraries in general and Cairo in particular.
4:30 PM, DC1304
2010-02-10	UNIX 101. New to Unix? No problem, we'll teach you to power use circles around your friends!
4:30 PM, MC3003
2010-02-11	UNIX 101 Encore. New to Unix? No problem, we'll teach you to power use circles around your friends! The popular tutorial returns for a second session, in case you missed the first one.
4:30 PM, MC3005
Past events are available.
News
2010-02-01	Contest now open! This term's programming contest is now open. Check out the website. The problem is Tron, and there will be a cash prize sponsored by Google, but if you want details you should really check the website.
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Older news items are available. Make sure you check out the uw.csc newsgroup and our announcement boards on the second and third floor of MC for more updates. You can also download an ICS of our events.

Getting involved

If you are interested in holding, planning, or helping out with an event, don't hesitate to contact the Vice President right away! We will be more than glad to help you organise and hold your event. If you want to help out with other CSC stuff, drop by our office and we'll give you something to do. You might want to try contacting the Systems Committee if you're interested in doing system administration tasks.

Getting your own homepage

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